The course aims to illustrate the main issues related to the need for security and public order, as outlined along a historical path that starts from ancient Rome and develops through a continuous relationship (comparison and contrast) between the ancient and modern worlds. The aim is to provide students with the tools to conduct research in criminal law history from a comparative perspective.

1) Criminal repression in ancient Rome.

2) The characteristics of the accusatory and inquisitorial principles.

3) The evolution of criminal cases and the different punishments provided for.

4) The function of punishment.

5) The police system.

None.

A) Knowledge and understanding: knowledge of the basic institutes of Roman criminal law and understanding of the main dynamics that produced and accompanied its historical development.

B) Applied knowledge and understanding: ability to interpret the repressive phenomenon of ancient Rome and critically conduct research in the history of criminal law.

C) Autonomy of judgement (making judgements): ability to autonomously interpret relevant data from the history of Roman criminal law.

D) Communication skills: ability to communicate, mastery of historical and legal language, and the notions learnt during the course.

E) Learning skills: ability to identify similarities and differences between the ancient and the modern repressive systems and organise the study autonomously.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer, in addition to recommended textbooks (such as, for instance, slides, handouts, scientific essays) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course, can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Group work will be organised in class, with material provided by the lecturer.

Teaching

Lectures, with the use of slides that the lecturer will make available on the Moodle platform › blended. uniurb.it 

Part of the teaching (up to one-third of the hours) will be delivered online, by the provisions of Ministerial Decree No. 1835 of Dec. 6, 2024.

Innovative teaching methods

The course methodology, which combines traditional didactics (lectures, seminars) with innovative-experimental techniques (Debate, Flipped Learning and use of the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it), is aimed at developing both basic and higher cognitive knowledge. 

Attendance

Active participation in class activities is highly recommended.

Course books

B. Santalucia, La giustizia penale in Roma antica, iL Mulino, Bologna 2013.

Material (such as, for instance, slides, handouts, scientific essays) relating to the topics explained in the lecture will be made available to attending students on the Moodle platform, as an extension of the issues presented.

Assessment

The final exam (an oral interview) is based on three or more questions on different topics covered by the course.  This method allows you to better understand and appreciate the level of understanding of the institutions, the punctuality and accuracy of the presentation, as well as the ability to develop critical arguments and to reason on practical cases.

The evaluation criteria and the scale of marks are as follows:

less than 18/30: competence level insufficient. The student doesn’t reach the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.

18-20/30: competence level sufficient. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.

21-23/30: competence level satisfactory. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding” and in “applied knowledge and understanding”.

24-26/30: competence level good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding” and “making judgments”.

27-29/30: competence level very good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “communication skills”.

30-30 with honours: competence level excellent. The student fully attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “learning skills”.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer, in addition to recommended textbooks (such as, for instance, slides, handouts, scientific essays), is available to non-attending students by accessing the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Course books

B. Santalucia, La giustizia penale in Roma antica, iL Mulino, Bologna 2013.

Assessment

The final exam (an oral interview) is based on three or more questions on different topics covered by the course.  This method allows you to better understand and appreciate the level of understanding of the institutions, the punctuality and accuracy of the presentation, as well as the ability to develop critical arguments and to reason on practical cases.

The evaluation criteria and the scale of marks are as follows:

less than 18/30: competence level insufficient. The student doesn’t reach the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.

18-20/30: competence level sufficient. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.

21-23/30: competence level satisfactory. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding” and in “applied knowledge and understanding”.

24-26/30: competence level good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding” and “making judgments”.

27-29/30: competence level very good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “communication skills”.

30-30 with honours: competence level excellent. The student fully attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “learning skills”.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

The student can request to sit the final exam in English with an alternative bibliography.